Pittsburgh Penguins

At last year's NHL draft at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Dale Tallon teased the audience before announcing that the Panthers were selecting defenseman Aaron Ekblad with the first pick. "We proudly select, with the first pick overall of the 2014 NHL draft from the Ontario Hockey League," the general manager paused. "… Aaron Ekblad.'' "I was freaking out there for a second when he stopped,'' Ekblad said. "It was breathtaking, to say the least.'' After all, center Sam Bennett, who was taken fourth by Calgary, was projected to be picked ahead of Ekblad, and he also played in the Ontario Hockey League. There...

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